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Sanjay Rao Walked Out of ICU to Write His Exam — Now He’s an IRS Officer

2 March 2026

Pallavi Priya

From studying under a chimney lamp in a small village hut to serving as an IRS officer, Sanjay Rao’s journey is a powerful story of struggle, resilience...

Features

From Snowbound Isolation to Year-Round Rail

2 March 2026

Indian Masterminds Bureau

In this detailed account, former Chief Administrative Officer of the Udhampur–Baramulla Rail Project,...

Beyond Headlines

How IAS Officer Dr. Preeti Yadav Built Sakhi So No Woman in Punjab Has to Beg for Help Again

1 March 2026

Bhakti Kothari

In Punjab, IAS officer Dr. Preeti Yadav’s Sakhi platform is transforming crisis response into coordinated...

Bureaucracy in News

The Man Heading West Bengal’s SIR

1 March 2026

Sharad Gupta

As West Bengal braces for Assembly elections due in the next three months, the fate of millions of voters...

Change Makers

How Punjab’s Jalandhar Built a 24-Hour Grievance Redressal System Using WhatsApp

1 March 2026

Muskan Khandelwal

How IAS officer Himanshu Aggarwal transformed urban governance in Jalandhar with Action Line 24/7—a WhatsApp-based...

Must Read

Explained: Why This Emergency Landing Facility in Dibrugarh, Assam, Is a Game-Changer for IAF and a ‘Brahmastra’ in War

14 February 2026

India Sets Guinness World Record with 2.5 Lakh AI Responsibility Pledges in 24 Hours

18 February 2026

Atal Innovation Mission Showcases ATL-Led Grassroots AI Innovation at India AI Impact Summit 2026

18 February 2026

Videos

Exclusive | From Ridge to River: Prajesh Kanta Jena’s Community-Led Conservation Drive at Palamau

23 February 2026

Bhakti Kothari

From Samagra to SDGs: IAS Officer Dr. Aruna Sharma Digitised Panchayats and Reimagined Inclusive Governance

19 February 2026

Pallavi Priya

From Traffic Reformer to Top Cop: How Dr. M. A. Saleem Is Redefining 21st Century Policing as Karnataka’s DGP

17 February 2026

Pallavi Priya

Bureaucracy News

Odisha IAS Officers: 5 Senior Cadre Empanelled for Secretary and Additional Secretary Posts at Centre

2 March 2026

Telangana Govt Suspends 1991 Batch IAS Officer Arvind Kumar Over Formula E Case

2 March 2026

3 Punjab IAS Officers Empanelled as Secretary, 2 as Additional Secretary at Centre in 2026

2 March 2026

Be Agents of Social Change, IAS Dr Raju Narayana Swamy Urges Chartered Accountants

2 March 2026

Himachal Govt Transfers 1 IAS, 2 IPS and 10 HPPS Officers

1 March 2026

Uttar Pradesh Govt Reshuffles 6 IAS and PCS Officers, Babu Lal Meena Gets Additional Charge of Horticulture & Food Processing

28 February 2026

PSU News

Leadership Updates: Atul Gupta Assumes Charge as CMD of Engineers India Limited from March 1, 2026

2 March 2026

CONCOR Appoints Harbrinder Singh Bajwa as Director (Domestic Division) – Additional Charge from March 1, 2026

2 March 2026

Engineers India Appoints Praveen M. Khanooja as Chairman & Managing Director (Additional Charge)

2 March 2026

NLC India Limited Promotes Ashok Kumar Mali as Executive Director Effective March 1, 2026

2 March 2026

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Deepak Gupta Assumes Charge as CMD of GAIL (India) Limited

1 March 2026

RECPDCL Transfers Umred Power Transmission Project to MSETCL to Strengthen Maharashtra’s Electricity Grid

28 February 2026

MGL Appoints Deepak Gupta as New Non-Executive Chairman, Sandeep Kumar Gupta Steps Down Effective March 1, 2026

28 February 2026

IFCI Limited Re-Appoints Jagdish Garwal as Chief Risk Officer for One-Year Term to Strengthen Risk Management

28 February 2026

Defence News

Sailing Without Modern Engines: How INSV Kaundinya Conquered the Arabian Sea

2 March 2026

Indian Air Force Reveals How S-400 Air Defence System Dominated the Skies During Operation Sindoor

2 March 2026

Why India Is Testing 23mm HEI Rounds for GSh-23 Guns on HAL Tejas and Legacy Aircraft Platforms

2 March 2026

DRDO Successfully Tests Indigenous VSHORADS Missile System, Boosting India’s Short-Range Air Defence

28 February 2026

Judiciary News

NCERT Class 8 Textbook Judiciary Controversy Deepens: Former Insider Moves Supreme Court Over ‘Misleading’ Passage on Judges

2 March 2026

Supreme Court Collegium Early Transfer Policy

Supreme Court Collegium Reform: Major Impact of Early Transfer Policy for Incoming High Court Chief Justices

2 March 2026

Big Relief for Centre: Supreme Court Pauses Uniform Retirement Age Order, Seeks Expert Review of Coast Guard Policy

2 March 2026

Supreme Court Banned of NCERT Class 8 Textbook: Inside the Judiciary Corruption Controversy

27 February 2026

Opinion

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From Snowbound Isolation to Year-Round Rail

Indian Masterminds Bureau

Bureaucracy in News

The Man Heading West Bengal’s SIR

Sharad Gupta

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UPSC Stories

Sanjay Rao Walked Out of ICU to Write His Exam — Now He’s an IRS Officer

2 March 2026

Pallavi Priya

From studying under a chimney lamp in a small village hut to serving as an IRS officer, Sanjay Rao’s...

She Was Told She Was ‘Ordinary’—Today She Serves the Nation as IRS Officer

21 February 2026

Pallavi Priya

Told she was “too ordinary” to crack UPSC, Purvi Nanda rose to become a 2021-batch IRS officer—proving...

6 Attempts, 1 Dream: How Labour Officer Priya Agrawal Became Deputy Collector

20 February 2026

Ayodhya Prasad Singh

Priya Agarwal, daughter of a prasad shop owner from Birsinghpur, secured Rank 6 in MPPSC 2023 on her...

Social Media

Watch: First One-Horned Rhino Calf of 2026 Takes Birth at Jaldapara National Park, IFS Officer Shares Rare Footage

3 January 2026

A newborn one-horned rhinoceros calf was spotted at Jaldapara National Park on January 1, 2026. IFS officer...

Rare Night Encounter: IFS Officer Spots Highly Venomous Banded Krait During Forest Patrol, Internet Amazed

29 December 2025

An IFS officer’s night patrol video of a highly venomous banded krait has gone viral, highlighting India’s...

Heroic Karnataka Elephant Rescue: How a 28-Hour “Impossible Mission” Became a Triumph of Wildlife Care, IFS Parveen Kaswan Shares Video

19 November 2025

A trapped elephant was rescued after 28 hours in Karnataka through a massive, expertly coordinated Forest...

Book Reviews

Not Just a Letter, But a Moral Indictment of Guru Gobind Singh That Challenged an Empire

27 February 2026

Dr. Sanjeev Chopra

In Zafarnama, Guru Gobind Singh pens a fearless moral indictment of Aurangzeb, redefining victory beyond...

A Dalit Woman’s Truth in a Republic That Promised Equality

21 February 2026

Dr. Sanjeev Chopra

Ninety years after Mulk Raj Anand’s Untouchable, Sushila Takbhaure’s My Shackled Life reminds us that...

Between Empire and Independence, The Young Qurratulain Hyder Speaks

13 February 2026

Yauvanika Chopra

In Qurratulain Hyder’s universe, satire cuts softly, memory ripples endlessly, and even the faintest...